Through the stewardship and revitalization of historic sites, we help communities foster economic growth, create healthier environments, and build a stronger, shared sense of civic duty and belonging.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States awards some of its largest recent grants to historic houses of worship and other civic landmarks that anchor local identity. In 2024, it gave $536,660 to the Association for the Preservation of the Congressional in Washington, DC, and in 2023 it awarded $264,981 to the same grantee. Those large awards sit alongside many six-figure preservation grants to churches, cathedrals, and community sites across the country, including Washington National Cathedral, Old Pine Street Church, and Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. The pattern points to a funder that supports preservation work at both landmark scale and neighborhood scale, with grants tied to conservation, restoration, interpretation, and planning. Its portfolio also includes targeted programs for sacred places, historic interiors, battlefield preservation, small towns, and regional preservation efforts. Across its recent portfolio, the foundation combines capital support with planning and technical assistance, using preservation as a tool for stewardship of historic buildings, cultural memory, and community revitalization.
Historic places and sacred sites are central to the National Trust’s grantmaking. It gave $250,000 to St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans for historic preservation, and $200,000 to Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Inc. in Birmingham for historic preservation. The National Fund for Sacred Places extends that work with technical and financial support for congregations stewarding historic houses of worship. The foundation also funds preservation in specific places and communities. It awarded $158,000 to the Hualapai Tribe in Peach Springs, Arizona, for historic preservation, and its Southwest Intervention Fund is intended to further preservation efforts tied to traditional cultures in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. Education and interpretation appear in its portfolio as well. The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors supports preservation, restoration, and interpretation of historic interiors, while the National Trust Preservation Funds portfolio is described as seed money for planning and education projects.
$22.2M
$562.9M
$104.9M
$91.3M
Most grants fall between $12K and $75K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$75K
About 5% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Typical grants cluster at modest and midrange levels: the 25th percentile is $12,348, the median is $40,000, and the 75th percentile is $75,000. Recent awards also show repeated six-figure support for selected projects, including multiple $250,000 and $200,000 grants. The National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States accepts unsolicited applications for several active programs. Its structure is program-driven, with umbrella and subfund grantmaking through the National Trust Preservation Funds portfolio and targeted funds for places such as Hawai'i, Kentucky, central Pennsylvania, and Providence. The recent grants list shows recurring support to some grantees across 2023 and 2024, including the Association for the Preservation of the Congressional.
Grantmaking is national, and every recent grant in the supplied sample went to a U.S. recipient. The top state by grant count is Rhode Island, while 5% of grants went to recipients in Washington, DC. Recent awards reached Washington, DC; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Brooklyn, New York; and Chicago, Illinois, showing a broad urban footprint. The list also includes recipients in Alabama, California, Louisiana, and South Carolina, alongside place-based program activity in Hawai'i, Kentucky, and central Pennsylvania.
Its active programs and recent grants center on historic preservation, sacred places, historic interiors, battlefield preservation, preservation planning, and community revitalization. The National Trust Preservation Funds portfolio is described as supporting planning and education projects, while the National Fund for Sacred Places supports congregations stewarding historic houses of worship.
Yes. Several active programs are marked as accepting unsolicited applications, including the Southwest Intervention Fund, Sam and Mary Cooke Preservation Fund for Hawai'i, Hart Family Fund for Small Towns, National Fund for Sacred Places, Bartus Trew Providence Preservation Fund, The Linda and Jerry Bruckheimer Preservation Fund for Kentucky, National Trust Preservation Funds, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors, Battlefield Preservation Fund, and Louis J. Appell, Jr., Preservation Fund for Central Pennsylvania.
The typical grant size is $12,348 at the 25th percentile, $40,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list also includes larger project awards, such as $536,660 and several awards of $250,000 or $200,000.
No. The foundation gives nationally, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Its program portfolio includes national funds as well as place-based efforts for Hawai'i, Kentucky, central Pennsylvania, Providence, and the Southwest.
Yes. The Association for the Preservation of the Congressional appears in both 2023 and 2024, with awards of $264,981 and $536,660. That repeat grantmaking suggests ongoing support for selected preservation projects.
CAROL QUILLEN
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicants must be current dues-paying members of the National Preservation Partners Network.
Deadline: Current listed deadline October 15.
Who can apply: Applicants must be public agencies, tribal governments, or nonprofit organizations with projects along the Route 66 corridor.
Deadline: Current listed deadline November 12.
Who can apply: Projects must support local preservation in small towns.
Deadline: One deadline annually; date not stated.
Who can apply: Projects must be located in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia.
Deadline: One deadline annually; date not stated.
Who can apply: Historic Black houses of worship with active or inactive congregations, and preservation or community organizations stewarding these structures.
Deadline: Annual; deadline not stated.
Who can apply: Applicants must be staff or board members of preservation organizations.
Deadline: Rolling throughout the year.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NT GREEN FUND INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,700,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| ST JAMES AME CHURCH | MAYFIELD, KY | $1,413,451 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| HISTORIC BROWN CHAPEL AME | SELMA, AL | $1,020,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| ROBERTS TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| MONTPELIER FDN | MPR STN, VA | $551,588 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH | SHREVEPORT, LA | $500,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| FIRST CONG CHURCH OF MARION (UCC) | MARION, AL | $500,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| GLIDE FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| QUINN CHAPEL AME FREDERICK | FREDERICK, MD | $500,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| NEW BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH | DETROIT, MI | $500,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| MT CARMEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST | MILWAUKEE, WI | $500,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| ST ALPHONSUS LIGUORI | ST LOUIS, MO | $499,999 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| BOYNTON CHAPEL METHODIST | HOUSTON, TX | $475,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| DICKERSON CHAPEL AME CHURCH | HILLSBOROUGH, NC | $400,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| CLEVELAND RESTORATION SOC | CLEVELAND, OH | $300,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $300,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY | WASHINGTON, DC | $289,961 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| WILSON COUNTY BLACK HISTORY COMMITTEE | LEBANON, TN | $250,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| FRIENDS OF ZOAR INC | ODESSA, DE | $250,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| SOAPSTONE PRESERVATION | MARIETTA, SC | $250,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| SAINT ADALBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH | SOUTH BEND, IN | $250,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| FAMICOS FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $250,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| IBERIA AFRICAN AMERICAN HIST SOC | NEW IBERIA, LA | $220,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| BURKS CHAPEL AME CHURCH | PADUCAH, KY | $200,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| PRESERVATION SOUTH CAROLINA | CAMDEN, SC | $200,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH | LANCASTER, PA | $200,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| BLUE GRASS COMM FNDT INC | LEXINGTON, KY | $200,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| NEW HAVEN PRESERVATION | NEW HAVEN, MO | $200,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| WEST HUNTER STREET BAPTIST CHURCH | ATLANTA, GA | $200,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| PRESERVATION ALLIANCE OF WEST VIRGINIA INC | ELKINS, WV | $200,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH (CA) | LOS ANGELES, CA | $173,442 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| TALLADEGA COLLEGE | TALLADEGA, AL | $155,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| MOREHOUSE COLLEGE | ATLANTA, GA | $150,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| BASILLCA ST MARY IMMACULATE | NORFOLK, VA | $150,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| CITY OF CARSON | CARSON, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $150,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | PETERSBURG, VA | $150,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| THE LIGHTHOUSE BLACK GIRL PROJECT | JACKSON, MS | $150,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| MASJID MUHAMMAD INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| HOWARD UNIVERSITY INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| SOUTH MEMPHIS RENEWAL COMM DEV | MEMPHIS, TN | $150,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| PRESERVATION BUFFALO NIAGARA | BUFFALO, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| DREAM CENTER GOLDEN TRIANGLE | WEST POINT, MS | $150,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| NEW AMSTERDAM MUSICAL ASSN | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| MARTIN HOUSE RESTORATION CORP | BUFFLAO, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| CLIVEDEN INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $141,580 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| KENNARD ALUMNI ASSOC | CENTREVILLE, MD | $140,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF BUFFALO | BUFFALO, NY | $125,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| OLD SARDIS REVITALIZATION CDC | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $125,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLES | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2026 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
NT GREEN FUND INC
$1,700,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
ST JAMES AME CHURCH
$1,413,451HISTORIC PRESERVATION
HISTORIC BROWN CHAPEL AME
$1,020,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
ROBERTS TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
$1,000,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH
$500,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
FIRST CONG CHURCH OF MARION (UCC)
$500,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
QUINN CHAPEL AME FREDERICK
$500,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
NEW BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH
$500,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
MT CARMEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST
$500,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
ST ALPHONSUS LIGUORI
$499,999HISTORIC PRESERVATION
BOYNTON CHAPEL METHODIST
$475,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DICKERSON CHAPEL AME CHURCH
$400,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
$300,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY
$289,961HISTORIC PRESERVATION
WILSON COUNTY BLACK HISTORY COMMITTEE
$250,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
FRIENDS OF ZOAR INC
$250,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
SOAPSTONE PRESERVATION
$250,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
SAINT ADALBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH
$250,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
IBERIA AFRICAN AMERICAN HIST SOC
$220,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
BURKS CHAPEL AME CHURCH
$200,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PRESERVATION SOUTH CAROLINA
$200,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$200,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
NEW HAVEN PRESERVATION
$200,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
WEST HUNTER STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
$200,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PRESERVATION ALLIANCE OF WEST VIRGINIA INC
$200,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH (CA)
$173,442HISTORIC PRESERVATION
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
BASILLCA ST MARY IMMACULATE
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
CITY OF CARSON
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
MASJID MUHAMMAD INC
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
SOUTH MEMPHIS RENEWAL COMM DEV
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PRESERVATION BUFFALO NIAGARA
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DREAM CENTER GOLDEN TRIANGLE
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
NEW AMSTERDAM MUSICAL ASSN
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
MARTIN HOUSE RESTORATION CORP
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
KENNARD ALUMNI ASSOC
$140,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF BUFFALO
$125,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
OLD SARDIS REVITALIZATION CDC
$125,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLES
$125,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION